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Maria L. Schweer-Collins; Nicholas J. Parr; Richard Saitz; Emily E. Tanner-Smith – Grantee Submission, 2023
Prior research suggests that brief interventions (BIs) for alcohol and other drug use may vary in effectiveness across patient sociodemographic factors. The objective of this individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis was to explore for whom BIs delivered in general healthcare settings are more or less effective. We examined variability in BI…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Age Differences
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Chen, Shu-Ping; Horgan, Salinda; Jones, John; Krauss, Elisha; Stuart, Heather – Educational Action Research, 2023
Alcohol use is prevalent among post-secondary students and negatively impacts their academic achievement. Socially constructed gender-based perceptions can promote alcohol misuse on campus. This is a community-based participatory action research aiming to raise awareness of alcohol use and its relation to gender, bridge campus networks targeting…
Descriptors: Student Research, Gender Differences, Health Promotion, Action Research
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Katharina Sophie Vogt; John Stephenson; Paul Norman – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Self-affirmation theory proposes that defensive processing prevents people from accepting health-risk messages, which may explain university students' dismissal of risk-information about binge drinking. SA-interventions may encourage non-biased processing of such information through impacting on interpersonal feelings and self-esteem.…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Risk Management, Student Attitudes, Intervention
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Ngidi, Lucia Zithobile; Kaye, Sylvia Blanche – South African Journal of Education, 2022
Violence occurring in South African schools takes various forms and is a concern for all stakeholders. All forms of violence have negative effects, i.e. physical and psychological, educational damage and societal breakdown. The overall aim of the study reported on here was to explore the nature, causes and consequences of school violence, and then…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Violence, School Safety, Substance Abuse
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Willmott, Taylor; Russell-Bennett, Rebekah; Drennan, Judy; Rundle-Thiele, Sharyn – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Introduction: Game On: Know Alcohol, a school-based alcohol education program, aimed to educate adolescents on the harmful effects of (excessive) alcohol consumption. The program included two user-centered serious educational games, Perfect Pour and Dumb Driver. Purpose: To evaluate the objective effect of playing Perfect Pour and Dumb Driver on…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Comprehensive School Health Education, Adolescents, Drinking
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Thom, Betsy; Herring, Rachel; Bayley, Mariana – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2016
There has been a considerable drive to encourage a wide range of professional groups to incorporate alcohol screening (or identification) and brief advice (IBA) into their everyday practice. This article aims to examine the role of training in promoting IBA delivery in contexts outside primary care and other health settings. The data are drawn…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Primary Health Care
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Wagner, Bree; Cross, Donna; Adams, Emma; Symons, Martyn; Mazzucchelli, Trevor G.; Watkins, Rochelle; Wright, Edie; Latimer, Jane; Carapetis, Jonathan; Boulton, John; Fitzpatrick, James P. – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2020
Studies in north-western Australia Aboriginal communities identified executive functioning and behavioural regulation as significant issues for children. Exposure to alcohol prenatally and adverse childhood experiences are known risk factors for impaired self-regulation and executive function, these risk factors being present in remote…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Indigenous Populations, Self Control, Executive Function
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Guillemont, Juliette; Cogordan, Chloé; Nalpas, Bertrand; Nguyen-Thanh, Vi?t; Richard, Jean-Baptiste; Arwidson, Pierre – Health Education Research, 2017
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a web-based intervention to reduce alcohol consumption among hazardous drinkers. A two-group parallel randomized controlled trial was conducted among adults identified as hazardous drinkers according to the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. The intervention delivers personalized normative…
Descriptors: Intervention, Web Based Instruction, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse
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Kouimtsidis, Christos; Scior, Katrina; Baio, Gianluca; Hunter, Rachael; Pezzoni, Vittoria; Hassiotis, Angela – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Extended brief interventions for alcohol misuse are effective in the general population. The process of manualising the first ever such intervention for people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities in the UK is the focus of this study. Methods: The manual was an adaptation of existing manuals based on Motivational Enhancement…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Alcohol Abuse, Intervention
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Newton, Nicola C.; Conrod, Patricia J.; Slade, Tim; Carragher, Natacha; Champion, Katrina E.; Barrett, Emma L.; Kelly, Erin V.; Nair, Natasha K.; Stapinski, Lexine; Teesson, Maree – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2016
Background: This study investigated the long-term effectiveness of Preventure, a selective personality-targeted prevention program, in reducing the uptake of alcohol, harmful use of alcohol, and alcohol-related harms over a 3-year period. Methods: A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted to assess the effectiveness of Preventure.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Prevention, Alcohol Abuse, Randomized Controlled Trials
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Lev-Ran, Shaul; Steinmetz, Yoed; Weiser, Mark – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2016
Background: Negative attitudes towards substance use and Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) are among the commonly cited barriers to screening and treating these disorders by physicians. These negative attitudes have also been reported in medical students. The aim of this study was to examine attitudes of medical students in Israel towards nicotine,…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Negative Attitudes, Medical Students, Smoking
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Rumball, Katrina; Tober, Gillian – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2013
Aims: To provide a general hospital training programme that enhances the likelihood of identifying and approaching patients with alcohol-related problems upon which interventions and referrals to specialist addiction in-reach nurses would impact. Delivery of training: Twenty wards were identified as having a high rate of admissions for…
Descriptors: Hospitals, Staff Development, Patients, Alcohol Abuse
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Kerr, S.; Lawrence, M.; Darbyshire, C.; Middleton, A. R.; Fitzsimmons, L. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013
Background: The behavioural determinants of health among people with mild/moderate intellectual disabilities (ID) are of increasing concern. With the closure of long-stay institutions, more people with ID are living in the community. As they lead more ordinary and less restricted lives, people with ID may be exposed to social and environmental…
Descriptors: Smoking, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education
Ogenchuk, Marcella J.; Hellsten, Laurie-Ann M.; Prytula, Michelle – Journal of Case Studies in Education, 2012
The purpose of this article is to describe a study of the outcomes of a school-based alcohol abuse prevention initiative. The initiative was focused on identifying, developing, disseminating, and evaluating information for high school students based on the school community needs. Student learning outcomes were measured using pre- and post-tests…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Prevention, Alcohol Abuse, Drinking
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Hallgren, Mats A.; Sjolund, Torbjorn; Kallmen, Hakan; Andreasson, Sven – Health Education, 2011
Purpose: PRIME for Life is an alcohol risk reduction program that has been used and refined in the USA for over 20 years. A Swedish version of the program has recently been adapted for use among Swedish high-school students (age 18-19). The objective of the study is to evaluate the effects of the program on youth alcohol consumption (including…
Descriptors: Drinking, Risk, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
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